Criminal procedure

Risk assessment and risk management are top of every mental health organisation's agenda.

The go-to resource for assessing and predicting functional abilities in persons with brain injury or cognitive decline has now been revised and expanded to reflect significant advances in the field.

This book offers a scholarly and lively introduction to comparative criminal justice.

This ground breaking book is the first law enforcement defensive tactics publication that realistically addresses the limited training that law enforcement officers currently receive.

The Detective's Handbook details the vital information law enforcement officers need to know to become better detectives.

Using Forensic DNA Evidence at Trial: A Case Study Approach covers the most common DNA analysis methods used in criminal trials today, including STR techniques, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-STRs.

Child abuse cases are unique in that they involve seldomly witnessed acts.

Approaching the topic from a law enforcement perspective, this volume provides an unprecedented look at the investigation of human trafficking in America.

The term judicial opinion can be a misnomer as rarely are judges true feelings on legal issues and the work they do made available to the public.

Modern perspectives of law enforcement are both complex and diverse.

Drawing heavily on original research designed to train police officers to survive deadly encounters, Profiling Cop-Killers examines the sociological history, psychology, and motives of 50 murderers of police officers in 2011.

Well child care is designed to promote optimal health status for children, including school and life success.

Driving down the Long Island Expressway in November of 1992, Sol Wachtler was New York's chief judge and heir apparent to the New York governorship.

This book rethinks the boundaries of transitional justice, urging scholars and practitioners to confront the often-overlooked nexus between mass violence and ecological harm.

Experts occupy a unique position in the litigation process.

Of the thousands of stolen vehicles each year, many are stolen along the Mexican and U.

It has been many years since O.

This clear and up-to-date study and revision guide draws on the Claire McDiarmid's 20 years of experience teaching criminal law to new Scots law students.

This clear and up-to-date study and revision guide draws on the Claire McDiarmid's 20 years of experience teaching criminal law to new Scots law students.

Uncovering the origins of the new sentencing structure that emerged in the course of the nineteenth century, this book travels from the demise of the "e;Bloody Code"e; in the 1830s, through the mid-century transition from convict transportation to home-based penal servitude, and on to the remarkable and unprecedented mitigation of sentencing severity in the final two decades of the century.

Anyone who works within children and adolescent mental health services will tell you what a challenging and complex world it is.

Anyone who works within children and adolescent mental health services will tell you what a challenging and complex world it is.

The Journey from Prison to Community: Developing Identity, Meaning and Belonging with Men in the UK provides a practical guide for practitioners working with men to successfully make the transition between prison and the community.

'A compelling, vividly realised prison drama with a mystery at its heart.

As the sun begins to set over Louisiana one October day in 1943, a young black man faces the final hours of his life: at midnight, eighteen-year-old Willie Jones will be executed by electric chair for raping a white girl - a crime some believe he did not commit.

'A warts-and-all memoir of an ex-cop from probationer days on.

An Introduction to the Soviet Legal System (1969) sets the main features of modern Soviet law against their background in Russian legal history and Marxist political thought.

What happens when the President of the United States engages in criminal activity?

________________________________________The real-life investigation behind the hit Netflix series, from two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists.

Winner of the Saltire Society First Book Award 2016An Economist Book of the Year 2016A Spectator Book of the Year 2016In 2011, Isabel Buchanan, a twenty-three-year-old Scottish lawyer, moved to Pakistan to work in a new legal chambers in Lahore.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the history and development of punishment and crime prevention.

'Chris is a powerful force for good in the national debate on criminal justice.

'Chris is a powerful force for good in the national debate on criminal justice.

Virginia Howes was a mother of four doing the ironing when she had a revelation.

The question of why Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald was the central issue of his trial by Judge Joe B.

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This handbook provides readers with coverage of the various interview and interrogation techniques used across the world with victims, witnesses, and suspected offenders.

Combating white-collar crime is a challenge as these criminals are found among the most powerful members of society, including politicians, business executives, and government officials.

The first volume of the Trends in Corrections: Interviews with Corrections Leaders Around the World series introduced readers to the great diversity that exists cross-culturally in the political, social, and economic context of the correctional system.

The testimony of an expert witness can lead to success or failure in cases that hinge on the presentation's impact on a jury.

Professionalization has come to the field of threat management.

Studying the flagship New York City Police Department is critical to understanding policing and democratic society.

The movement of humans across borders is increasing exponentially'some for benign reasons, others nefarious, including terrorism, human trafficking, and people smuggling.

Offering rare insiders perspectives, Trends in Corrections: Interviews with Corrections Leaders Around the World is a comprehensive survey of correctional programming and management styles used across nations.

Understanding the financial motivations behind white collar crime is often the key to the apprehension and successful prosecution of these individuals.

"e;Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide is the answer to a long recognized dilemma: how to have every death investigated by an experienced death investigator.

Police organizations across the globe are experiencing major changes.

Drawn from recent proceedings of the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES), this volume explores major policing initiatives and evolutions across the globe and presents practical insights on how police are retooling their profession.